Easton man charged with cutting wife with knife

December 26, 2012|By Riley Yates, Of The Morning Call

An Easton man is accused of slicing his wife with a knife, then dragging her down the stairs of their West Ward home.

Police found Yasmeen Fluellen with a large open cut to her right wrist and forearm early Saturday, with blood smeared on the walls and stairwells of 665 Spring Garden Street, according to court records.

Jaronzia M. Fletcher, 38, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and harassment. He was sent to Northampton County Prison under $30,000 bail by District Judge David Tidd.

Police said Fluellen told police Fletcher cut her with a large serrated kitchen knife during a fight.